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An Act to provide for the keeping up of certain levees in the parish of Ascension. 1852 172 (1852)

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deceased husband's succession, during her widowhood, afterwards
to vest in, and belong to the children or other descendants of said
deceased.
JOHN E. KING,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J. B. PLAUCHE, ,
Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved, March 17th, 1852.
JOSEPH WALKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
No. 256.                 AN ACT
For the relief of D. M. Pritchard, sheriff of the parish of Catahonla.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Condritions ni State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened, That if D. M.
which rho Arilt Pritchard, sheriff of the parish of Catalioula, shall pay into the State
lted frorncr: 'Ireasury on or before the tenth day of April next, the amount he
!,in enaloe and is my owe as tax collectoithen, and in that event the Auditor of Pub.
jiggr eo r o  lie accounts be and he is hereby authorized to allow him the same
commissions, which he would have been entitled to, if he had set-
tled within the time prescribed by law, and, the said Pritchard be ex-
empted from the penalty of two per cent. per month, for having fail.
ed to pay over the taxes due, at the time fixed by law; Provided that
the securities of said Pritchard shall consent to the provisions of this
act, in writing.
JOHN E. KING,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J. B. PLAUCHE.
Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved, March 17th, 1852.
JOSEPH WALKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
No. 257.                 AN ACT
To provide for the keeping up of certain levees in the parish of Ascension.
Whereas, the proper making and repairing the levees kept up in that
part of the parish of Ascension lying on the right bank of the
Mississippi river, between Bayou Lafourche and the lower limits
of said parish, is of the greatest importance to the inhabitants of
the entire district of country situated between the Mississippi Ri.
ver and Bayou Lafourche, therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
lives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened, That
Righi granted toi whenever, in the opinion of any five or more inhabitants, whose lands,
certaino inrhabitanrts
of ire parist ni would be liable to overflow from the crevasse or break in the levees
ole   oorsituated in that part of the parish of Ascension lying on the right
onrderee ank ofthe Mississippi, below Bayou Lafourche, it shall become ne-
'jI' nrrrig : or r cessary to make anew any of said levees, or repair those already ex.
piigo said I-
Well.      isting, said inhabitants shall have the rightof applying to the inspec.
tor of roads and levees within whose district said levees are situated,
in order to have said levees made or repaired, as the case may be,
agreeably to law and the ordinances of the police jury of the pa.
vish of Ascension.

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